Gilles Simon (L) of France talks with Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva (R) during a trophy ceremony following the ATP Thailand Open tennis tournament in Bangkok on October 4, 2009. Simon used his experience to defeat Serb Viktor Troicki 7-5, 6-3 at the Thailand Open, winning his first title of the season. Getty Images logo Getty Images 1 month ago

Gilles Simon (L) of France talks with Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva (R) during a trophy ceremony following the ATP Thailand Open tennis tournament in Bangkok on October 4, 2009. Simon used his experience to defeat Serb Viktor Troicki 7-5, 6-3 at the Thailand Open, winning his first title of the season.

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  1. TOKYO - OCTOBER 08: Gilles Simon of France plays a backhand in his match against Mikhail Youzhny of Russia during day four of the Rakuten Open Tennis tournament at Ariake Colosseum on October 8, 2009 in Tokyo, Japan.
  2. TOKYO - OCTOBER 08: Gilles Simon of France plays a backhand in his match against Mikhail Youzhny of Russia during day four of the Rakuten Open Tennis tournament at Ariake Colosseum on October 8, 2009 in Tokyo, Japan.
  3. TOKYO - OCTOBER 08: Mikhail Youzhny of Russia plays a backhand in his match against Gilles Simon of France during day four of the Rakuten Open Tennis tournament at Ariake Colosseum on October 8, 2009 in Tokyo, Japan.
  4. TOKYO - OCTOBER 08: Gilles Simon of France plays a backhand in his match against Mikhail Youzhny of Russia during day four of the Rakuten Open Tennis tournament at Ariake Colosseum on October 8, 2009 in Tokyo, Japan.
  5. TOKYO - OCTOBER 08: Gilles Simon of France plays a forehand in his match against Mikhail Youzhny of Russia during day four of the Rakuten Open Tennis tournament at Ariake Colosseum on October 8, 2009 in Tokyo, Japan.
  6. TOKYO - OCTOBER 08: Gilles Simon of France plays a backhand in his match against Mikhail Youzhny of Russia during day four of the Rakuten Open Tennis tournament at Ariake Colosseum on October 8, 2009 in Tokyo, Japan.
  7. Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva (L) greets U.N. Development Programme Administrator Helen Clark at the Foreign Ministry in Bangkok October 5, 2009. Clark was attending the launch of the 2009 Human Development Report titled "Overcoming Barriers; Human Mobility and Development".
  8. Thailand's Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, right, greets back to a victim of the train derailment at a hospital in Hua Hin, Prachuabkirikhant province, sothern Thailand Monday, Oct. 5, 2009. A train derailed during heavy rains Monday near Thailand's coastal city of Hua Hin, killing at least 10 people, including a 2-year-old girl, and injuring 88 others, officials said.
  9. Gilles Simon (L) of France talks with Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva (R) during a trophy ceremony following the ATP Thailand Open tennis tournament in Bangkok on October 4, 2009. Simon used his experience to defeat Serb Viktor Troicki 7-5, 6-3 at the Thailand Open, winning his first title of the season.
  10. Gilles Simon (R) of France recieves his trophy from Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva (L) during a ceremony following the ATP Thailand Open tennis tournament in Bangkok on October 4, 2009. Simon used his experience to defeat Serb Viktor Troicki 7-5, 6-3 at the Thailand Open, winning his first title of the season.
  11. Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva (R) stands next to Russian tennis player Marat Safin (L) during the opening ceremony of ATP Thailand Open tennis tournament in Bangkok on October 1, 2009. Gilles Simon of France tested his chronic sore knee with a 6-2, 6-2 defeat of American Kevin Kim while retiring Russian Marat Safin ticked up another tournament loss Thursday as he winds down his career at the Thailand Open.
  12. U.N. Climate chief Yvo de Boer, left, and Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, right, look on prior to the start of the opening session of the U.N. climate talks Monday, Sept. 28, 2009, in Bangkok, Thailand.
  13. BEIJING - OCTOBER 07: Viktor Troicki (L) and his compatriot Novak Djokovic of Serbia congratulate each other at the close of their second round match during day six of the 2009 China Open at the National Tennis Centre on October 7, 2009 in Beijing, China.
  14. BEIJING - OCTOBER 07: Viktor Troicki returns a shot against compatriot Novak Djokovic of Serbia in their second round match during day six of the 2009 China Open at the National Tennis Centre on October 7, 2009 in Beijing, China.
  15. BEIJING - OCTOBER 07: Novak Djokovic of Serbia returns a shot against compatriot Viktor Troicki in their second round match during day six of the 2009 China Open at the National Tennis Centre on October 7, 2009 in Beijing, China.
  16. BEIJING - OCTOBER 07: Novak Djokovic of Serbia returns a shot against compatriot Viktor Troicki in their second round match during day six of the 2009 China Open at the National Tennis Centre on October 7, 2009 in Beijing, China.

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